Criminal X : Epitome Of Evil-Chapter 235: Average Dialogue

Pablo made the decision.

As the Commander, he would risk touching the wall.

"You can die, you know." Boulder said.

"We all can die. One way or another. It doesn’t matter. If I die, Rower will be the Commander." Pablo assigned future roles.

"Make a soldier touch it." Socrates suggested.

The soldiers twitched.

But Pablo shook his head.

"A soldier isn’t a test subject, Socrates. It’s my job and I’ll touch it."

The soldiers sighed in relief. They respected Pablo more.

"Just touch it already." Jamal was as crude as ever.

Pablo didn’t reply and raised his right hand.

He asked Cupid for directions.

"It’s just in front of you. Stretch your hand and you will touch it." She said.

Pablo didn’t waste time and did it.

He placed his palm on the wall and well, he waited.

"I am touching the wall." He said to everyone.

"Anything happened?" Socrates asked.

"Are you dying?" Jamal asked as well. His tone was hopeful.

"No. I am not dying." Pablo replied only Jamal.

"Then?" Socrates asked.

"I don’t know. My hand is on the wall and nothing is happening." Pablo said the truth.

Everyone started thinking about the situation and Pablo devised a plan as well.

’Let’s see if it’ll work. Use the first one.’

[ Empathic Echo In Use! ]

[ You will feel what the other person is feeling for you at the moment. ]

’I see. So this wall is a person. I get it.’ Pablo figured it out.

If the wall was only a wall then Pablo’s first Ego wouldn’t have worked. As it only worked on people.

The next second, Pablo’s legs trembled, his heart beat faster and he sweated as well.

’Fear, excitement and fear. Alright. I get it.’

"This wall is a person." Pablo shared with everyone.

"Huh?" Boulder didn’t get it.

And the others were like that as well.

Pablo explained. "This is a person. It’s probably a male. His Ego must be transforming into this wall."

"Alright. Out of one to ten, how sure are you?" Rower asked.

"9.9. I would say."

"Good enough. So if this is a person and his Ego is turning into a wall, that’s not something dangerous. I mean, there must be some offensive element involved here. You can’t just touch it like that and be safe." Rower pointed out some obvious things.

"I think I know what is going on here." Socrates spoke.

"Well, do you need an invitation to speak?" Jamal jested.

"That won’t be necessary, sir Jamal. I was waiting for all of you to shut up." Socrates replied.

’He still hates the Royals alright.’

"Don’t talk like that, Socrates. At least be nice until this mission is going." Pablo advised. He also removed his hand from the wall.

"I will try."

"Now tell us." Pablo ordered.

"If I hadn’t nullified the second mind trap then we all wouldn’t be able to see this wall and would have slammed on this wall."

"Yes?" Boulder asked.

"But when Commander Pablo touched the wall, nothing happened to him. So I think that the Wall only harms if someone touches it with force. Like if you, sir Boulder, punched this wall with all your power, there is a chance you will get harmed. That’s my theory."

"I see." Pablo understood. "So if we all would have fallen for the second trap then we wouldn’t have been able to see the wall and as a result we would have slammed on this wall with some force and then this wall would have hurt us. Is that right?"

"Yes." Socrates confirmed. "And since this wall is a person then it’s very likely that you touched his balls."

"Don’t spell it out. I was avoiding that." Pablo already figured that he most likely touched the balls.

Socrates smiled. "Sorry for that."

"Alright. I get it."

Pablo looked at the high dukes.

"Does anyone have something that can destroy this wall without touching it with force?"

Boulder was out of the question.

Jamal said nothing.

Rower shook his head.

"I can help." One man was ready.

Xavier.

"Go for it." Pablo gave the stage to Xavier.

This way, he would also see the power of Xavier. The only high Duke whose skill he hadn’t seen. There was one more high Duke who was with the King at the moment but Pablo would see his skill as well, now or later.

Anyway, Xavier came forward and placed his right hand on the wall.

’That place might be the balls of this wall guy.’ Pablo thought. He had also touched the same place.

’I would wash my hands with rosewater after all this is done.’

Pablo made a mental note and focused on Xavier.

Xavier’s hand was on the wall and before doing anything, he turned his head at Pablo.

"I don’t like fighting."

That was all. After saying that, he focused on the wall again.

’Thanks for the average dialogue.’ Pablo commented and watched the man.

Xavier stayed silent for a while, his palm on the wall.

But eventually, he spoke again.

"Increase." Only one word he uttered.

And the next moment…

RUMBLE!

The ground rumbled.

Pablo brought his guard up.

"Don’t worry. Xavier is doing that." Boulder said. He was calm.

The soldiers were also calm.

’So they have seen him doing such things.’

Pablo also took it easy and focused entirely on what Xavier was doing.

He couldn’t see the exact happenings and the infrared glasses weren’t showing any heat signatures of the wall either.

He could only rely on Cupid.

’Keep telling me what is happening. Apart from the rumbling of the ground, I know nothing.’ Pablo ordered.

He kept his eyes on Xavier but he soon frowned, Cupid didn’t reply to him.

’Why are you silent? Tell me wh-’

Pablo stopped talking.

He had turned his head to look at Cupid to see why she was silent and when he saw her, he turned serious.

Cupid’s eyes were widened, her mouth was agape as she was staring at the huge wall in front of her.

’What is it? What happened?’ Pablo asked.

’This man,’ Cupid finally spoke.

’Yes. Keep talking.’ Pablo wanted to hear it.

’This man said ’increase’ just a few moments ago, right?’

’Yes?’

’Well, he indeed did some increase.’

’Say it clearly.’

Cupid sighed.

’The wall is descending down on the ground.’

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’What? The whole wall?’ Pablo asked.

’Yes. The wall is going inside the ground.’

’Wait. So by ’increase’ did he meant…’

’Yes. He increased the gravity of the wall. Probably. One of the strongest Egoes I have seen if it’s really about gravity.’

Pablo’s brows shot up.

’That’s better than speed and strength. If he can increase gravity then he might also decrease it. I want it.’

Pablo liked Xavier’s Ego more than Boulder’s and Rower’s.

If Jamal’s Ego was really time stopping, then only he defeats Xavier’s Ego.

’Keep telling me.’ Pablo would hear everything that was happening.

The ground was still rumbling and Cupid told him everything.

The wall was going down on its own. It was as if the wall was trying to hide itself inside the ground.

The huge wall was going down vertically and Xavier’s hand was still on it.

"This is taking time. The wall is too big." Xavier said.

"Can’t be helped." Pablo shrugged.

"Hmm. Who said it can’t be helped?"

"What do you.."

"Heh. I’ll say the same thing as Rower..."

Xavier smiled and placed both his hands on the wall.

"Don’t blink."

Xavier took a deep breath.

"Double."

RUMBLE!

The ground rumbled harder than before and Pablo looked straight at Cupid.

"Now the wall is going inside the ground faster. He increased the gravity more." She relayed what she saw.

Pablo nodded.

He waited for Xavier’s thing to end.

The wall descended inside the ground faster than ever.

The wall was not huge anymore and when it was about to go inside the ground fully…

POOF!

The wall vanished.

Cupid told Pablo everything.

"The wall is no more. Though, a person is there." She said.

"What happened, Xavier? The ground isn’t rumbling anymore. And I am sensing someone in your hand." Pablo spoke.

"I found the culprit. That’s all." Xavier revealed.

"Oh. So you found the person who was the wall man. Nice." Pablo praised.

"Yeah. He didn’t want to go inside the ground so he reverted back to his usual form."

Xavier was holding the person on his right hand. He was holding him by the neck, choking him.

"Shall I kill him? Or do you want to preserve him for the next trap?" Xavier asked.

Pablo looked at Jamal.

"He is most likely a Cannibal. Kill him. No need to bother with him." Pablo would not leave anyone alive. He made it clear to Jamal as well.

"Sure. But he already got burnt to death." Xavier clapped his hands and came back to his place.

His suit was on fire so it was no surprise that the wall man got burnt to ashes.

"Shall we carry on?" Boulder asked.

"Yes. But make sure to jump, the wall made a hole on the ground. Don’t fall in there." Pablo started walking.

Everyone followed him.

"After the third trap, all we need to do is take the left route and the village will be in front of us." Socrates said.

"Good to know. Make sure to tell when you nullify the third trap." Pablo replied.

"Sure." Socrates would tell.

Like that, they crossed the barren paths and after walking for thirty minutes…

"Hmm?" Socrates stopped.

Pablo also stopped.

"What is it?" He asked.

Everyone also stopped walking.

They all waited for Socrates’ answer.

"The third trap is near."

"Oh. That’s nice. Well, nullify it then." Pablo gave a simple situation.

But only if it was that simple…

"I can’t nullify it."